A section of Frunze Street from Ibraimov Street to Abdrakhmanov Street has been closed to traffic in Bishkek as part of a road infrastructure rehabilitation project. The City Hall announced. During the major repairs, the old asphalt concrete layer will be removed, the road base will be strengthened»»»

Climate change across Western Europe has brought a summer of heat, drought and wildfires to the region and put the combined average temperature from June through July at 21.62C – beating the 2022 record for the same period, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.  Western Europe expe»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that as many as 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to Russia, reflecting growing military cooperation between the two countries. He did not elaborate on his sources for this information, but warned that Pyongyang could gain valuable b»»»

Russia said Monday it intercepted 456 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks targeting around 15 regions, including Tatarstan in central Russia and annexed Crimea. The strikes hit industrial and civilian sites, leaving at least 13 people dead and wounding 75, according to local authorities.  A »»»

Total solar eclipse (2/4) A total solar eclipse will sweep across northern Spain on August 12 in one of Europe's most anticipated astronomical events of the decade. From the Sun's corona to animal behaviour and human emotions, these rare celestial events continue to provide scientists with valuable»»»

Daniel Kinahan, one of Ireland's most high-profile organised crime suspects, was extradited from Dubai and charged with directing a criminal organisation on Monday, ending years of efforts to bring the alleged Kinahan cartel leader before an Irish court. An Irish court on Sunday charged alleged car»»»

The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought and new national temperature rec»»»

Europe is bracing for another wave of extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to reach the mid-30s Celsius in parts of Britain and France and spread across much of the continent. The latest heatwave comes after record-breaking temperatures, worsening drought, major wildfires and thousands of exces»»»

Greenland’s government issued a “strong warning” last week after a new Texas oil company linked to US President Donald Trump moved equipment intended for exploratory drilling ashore without the required approval. Nuuk’s authorities must now walk a tightrope between stabilising relations with the US»»»

Russia's Supreme Court on Monday barred the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko (Apple), from running in September's parliamentary elections. About a hundred protesters gathered outside the courthouse chanting, "Shame! Shame!" after the ruling was delivered. The court thereby upheld a suit »»»

Moscow has praised what it describes as a shift in Bulgaria’s rhetoric toward Russia and the war in Ukraine since the government led by Prime Minister Rumen Radev took office, saying Sofia’s position has become more restrained and includes what it called “rational elements.” The assessment came fro»»»

Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, the US-backed Board of Peace’s High Representative for Gaza, has defended a 15-point plan for the territory as the only way to prevent a repeat of the October 7, 2023, attack, despite its rejection by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The option we ar»»»

Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said Bulgaria is waiting for Ukraine to confirm whether a Ukrainian decoy drone that exploded near the Kardam border crossing on Saturday took off from Ukrainian territory, as investigators have so far been unable to recover flight coordinates from the device’s GPS»»»

Bulgaria is negotiating the purchase of new anti-drone systems following the recent incident near the Romanian border, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said, as authorities continue to investigate the origin and flight path of the Ukrainian-made drone. Stoyanov told BNT that the case had highlight»»»

A Bulgarian private company has been named as a participant in a planned international transfer of Turkish military equipment and ammunition to Ukraine, according to a US State Department notification submitted to Congress and published in the Congressional Record on August 6. The documents show th»»»

Ukraine did not intentionally direct the drone that entered Bulgarian airspace toward Bulgaria, Ukrainian Ambassador Olesya Ilashchuk said during a meeting with Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova at the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry. The meeting, which lasted around 30 minutes, was held after the unma»»»

A fire and explosions at a military production and storage facility near the village of Belitsa in Tryavna municipality led to the evacuation of all 300 workers at the site on Monday. Initial information indicated that the incident began when a truck caught fire, triggering a fire in one of the amm»»»

Bulgaria is in talks with the United States, the European Commission and Frontex over the acquisition of more effective anti-drone systems, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said following the crash of a Ukrainian-made decoy drone near the Romanian border. Demerdzhiev said Bulgaria currently has o»»»

There is currently no evidence that an external factor caused the fire and explosions at an EMCO military plant in the village of Belitsa, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said. The fire is under control, while expert examinations will be used to establish exactly what caused the incident. Demerd»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday backed FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who is in hot water over allegations of a workplace affair and criticism of a failed private investment scheme. “FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing Preside»»»

Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials accused Russia on Monday of systematically torturing prisoners of war and civilian ​detainees, holding captives incommunicado and subjecting them to beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse, with thousands still in captivity. Russia rejected the »»»

KABUL: Father after father AFP spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters going beyond primary school choked up in despair. The pain and anguish it is causing behind closed doors is clear from interviews AFP conducted across the country, with even deeply religious fa»»»

XIANGYANG, China: Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, prompting the closure of tourist areas and suspension of construction projects, as forecasters warned of the danger of extreme rainfall in the province’s mountainous northwest. The strongest»»»

About 10 young people were taken to a police station in Kara-Balta following a mass brawl, the Main Internal Affairs Department of Chui region reported. Police received information about the conflict on the night of August 8. According to law enforcement officials, a group of young people gathered »»»

During an inspection carried out by inspectors from the Environmental and Technical Service under the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision in At-Bashy district, the skins of a snow leopard and a brown bear were found at a privately owned recreation site. The snow leopard»»»

Two police officers in Toulouse, France, were attacked by an assailant with a bladed weapon on Monday. Image courtesy of UPI Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Two police officers in southern France were attacked and wounded by a bladed weapon-wielding assailant Monday night, officials said, in what may have been a »»»

The search for three missing climbers in Kyrgyzstan has been ongoing for almost a week. Volunteers reported that a team equipped with a professional drone traveled to the search area the previous day. A vehicle carrying a generator, fuel, batteries and food departed from Osh for Sary-Tash, where it»»»

The previous political elite deliberately neglected climate protection and climate change, the Prime Minister said on Monday in a pre-agenda address to the National Assembly. Péter Magyar announced that in August of this year, 28 percent more water is being retained in Hungary than a year ago. The »»»

A powerful and destructive earthquake hit Colombia yesterday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 7.4. The governor of Colombia’s Chocó Department reported injuries and severe damage to buildings. The epicenter was located at a depth of over 100 kilometers, 5 kilometers east of the t»»»

Over the coming years, drinking water networks may be renewed through a 51 billion forint development programme aimed at reducing water loss, László Gajdos announced on his social media page on Monday. The minister responsible for the living environment justified the tender by pointing out that sev»»»

The gradual power increase of Unit 2 at the Paks nuclear power plant began on Monday at 6:00 p.m., the facility announced on its website. The plant stated that the slow rise in the Danube’s water level observed over recent days, along with a temporary, moderate increase in the water level, had made»»»

More than 600 applications have been submitted under the program to attract foreign specialists to Russia, including reputed experts from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the United States and Canada, Svetlana Chupsheva, the head of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) non-profit organization, »»»

KABUL: Father after father AFP spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters going beyond primary school choked up in despair. The pain and anguish it is causing behind closed doors is clear from interviews AFP conducted across the country, with even deeply religious fa»»»

Tyler Boebert, the 21-year-old son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, was arrested Sunday on three counts of sexual exploitation of a child and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Photo courtesy Garfield County Sheriff's Office/Facebook Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Authorities in Colorado on Monday »»»

A yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg didn't respond immediately to a call for help from a skiff that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska, but a maritime law expert said Monday the crew may not have been obligated to after the Coast Guard determined the boat wasn't in distress. A spokesperson for th»»»

Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials accused Russia on Monday of systematically torturing prisoners of war and civilian ​detainees, holding captives incommunicado and subjecting them to beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse, with thousands still in captivity. Russia rejected the »»»

Dubai: Temperatures are expected to fall gradually across the UAE today, particularly in coastal areas, while winds could reach 40km/h and cause blowing dust, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. Conditions will be fair to partly cloudy at times, with clouds developing over eastern areas »»»

Russian attacks killed five ​people and injured 20 in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early on Tuesday and also struck Kyiv, triggering fires in ‌the capital, officials ‌said. Zaporizhzhia Regional ​Governor ‌Ivan ⁠Fedorov ​said Russian troops ⁠deployed missiles and aerial bombs on »»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump departed ‌on a secret military flight from Turkiye last month when the White House said he was flying aboard Air Force One, an extraordinary move prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported Monday. Trump had ​taken the newly renova»»»

Oman said it was working to contain an oil spill off its southern coast after a tanker ran aground in June inside a protected marine area, triggering calls for action by environmentalists. It follows an investigation by AFP that found the ship had been stranded for weeks near al-Qibliyyah island af»»»

The trial of a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur finally began on Monday, 30 years after one of America's most high-profile unresolved killings. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the Cali»»»

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Schiff and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., have released a new cybersecurity bill, the Water Cyber Shield Act. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Amy Klobuchar, D-»»»

MANILA: A Pentagon official on Monday asked allies in Asia to invest more in their defence and help deter aggression in the region and said the United States remains committed to do the same with “partners, not protectorates.” Elbridge Colby, an undersecretary of defence, made the remarks at a foru»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s rail network carried more than 83 million passengers in the first half of 2026, up at least 16 percent from the same period last year, according to Transport General Authority figures reported by the Saudi Press Agency in quarterly releases. Rail services carried more than 45»»»

The United States has entered a new phase in its confrontational strategy towards Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. After thirteen nights of US military strikes from July 11 to July 23, operations paused before resuming on July 29. They could be halted and restarted again, depending on Iran’s actions i»»»

A Russian attack in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia killed five people and wounded 20, regional authorities said Tuesday, as explosions rang out in Kyiv during what officials called a ballistic missile strike. Russia has been increasingly deploying long-range missiles against Ukrainian cities i»»»

My conversation with British comedian Ricky Balshaw begins with me doing what many able-bodied people probably do around disability: wondering whether I’m using the right words. Ricky, who has cerebral palsy after the umbilical cord became wrapped around his neck during birth, went on to win a Para»»»

Abdullah Ocalan, jailed founder of the Kurdish militant PKK group, is an icon for many Kurds but a reviled terrorist for many Turks who is now at the heart of the biggest push for peace in over a decade. The militant leader, who oversaw decades of violence against the Turkish state, last year threw»»»

Dubai: Offshore banks are reportedly refusing to issue or renew international credit cards for some wealthy resident Indians because of concerns over India’s rules on money held abroad. The development has raised a key question for UAE-based Non-Resident Indians: could their salaries and savings in»»»

The price of diesel — the fuel used by trucks, farmers, manufacturers and other major industries — has spiked in the US and Europe following a series of refinery disruptions that tightened supplies. US ultra-low-sulfur diesel futures jumped 7.4% to $4.19 a gallon, the biggest one-day increase since»»»